. >>> still to come, will jerry sandus sandusky's lawyer make a plea deal. >>> santa grants three children their christmas wish a little early. >>> welcome back to news 4 at 4:00. i'm barbara harrison in for jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. the funeral took place this afternoon for officer deriek crouse who was killed thursday after making a routine traffic stop at virginia tech. he was a man who loved his family and his job. the man who shot him, a 22-year-old killed himself a short time later. police released no motive in the killing. >>> as the u.s. withdrawal of troops in iraq winds down, president obama is meeting with iraqi prime minister. today, they went to arlington cemetery that marked the americans killed in the war. >>> this is the day delivery companies have been preparing a year for. today traditionally marks the busiest shipping day of the year with cyber shopping and spending up, forecasters predict it could be busiest today. >>> the dow jones closed in negative territory. >>> disgraced former penn state football coach jerry sandusky is preparing to face his accuser in c